Deuteronomy 18:20:6Deut.18.20.W6TAB
דָּבָ֜ר
davar
“a word”
- Transliteration
- da-VAR
- Extended
- daa-VAAR
- IPA
- /daːˈvaːr/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR
- clause
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive ledaber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-ḏab-bēr} governs the noun davar {דָּבָר | dā-vār}, and bishmi {בִּשְׁמִי | biš-mî} marks invocation of divine authority.
Root and etymology
RootDalet–Bet–Resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word דָּבָ֜ר (davar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W6.S1) and character.